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Girls Inc.: Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold.

It's good to be a girl in this world today. I like being a girl because I can speak for myself. I can stand up for myself. Being a girl makes me strong.  

Mytha, 6 

Economic Literacy

Girls Inc. Economic Literacy®

Girls learn to manage money, invest, and begin to develop an appreciation for global economics. Girls as young as six are introduced to basic financial concepts and explore how the economy affects us locally and globally and develop skills needed to be economically independent.


Girls learn these skills through four age-appropriate components: She’s on the Money!®; Dollars, Sense, and MeSM; Equal Earners, Savvy SpendersSM; and Futures and OptionsSM.


Girls Inc. Economic Literacy® was developed to help girls acquire the knowledge and skills to shape their financial futures with confidence. In a survey commissioned by Girls Inc. and conducted by Louis Harris and Associates in 2000, nearly forty percent of girls responded that “people think girls don’t know how to take care of their own money.” Girls Inc. recognized that money management is a life skill critical for girls and their families.


Program activities include banking, saving and investing, budgeting, taxes, credit, and consumer skills and take the form of weekly sessions and group workshops, including family workshops. Girls are also introduced to the concepts of philanthropy, global economics, planning for higher education, and career strategies. Partners in the program’s development included the National Endowment for Financial Education and the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education.


Girls Inc. Corporate CampSMfor Entrepreneurs

Girls Inc. Corporate CampSMfor Entrepreneurs is an initiative that brings teams of Girls Inc. teen girls to New York City to learn about business ownership from successful women entrepreneurs and build leadership skills. Each team is selected from a competition in which Girls Inc. girls are invited to submit business plans for an original product or service. During the week, the teams learn what it takes to start and operate a business, attend workshops on financial management, business development, and presentation skills, and present their ideas to business executives. From 2006–2009, the initiative was sponsored by the Goldman Sachs Foundation.

 


ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge

The ING Foundation and Girls Inc. launched the ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge in 2009. This innovative program gives participating girls practical, hands-on investing experience while allowing them to keep their gains in the form of college scholarships and contributions to their local Girls Inc. organizations. Teams of girls, under the guidance of ING employee volunteers, build and manage diversified, real-time, virtual portfolios worth $50,000.